Kasich's staff scrambled to meet March 2 storm

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4:12 PM,
Jun. 29, 2012

Storm damage seen along Broadway Street in Moscow on March 6.

Written by

Paul E. Kostyu

When tornadoes hit Southwest Ohio on March 2, killing three Clermont County residents and creating millions of dollars in damage, it was an all-hands-on-deck moment for the administration of Gov. John R. Kasich.

A little over one year in office, the governor was working hard to turn around Ohio's economy with as little help from the federal government as possible.

"I believe that we can handle this," Kasich said while visiting a shelter for storm victims at New Richmond High School on Saturday, March 3. ...